13/09/2026An outdoor living space is any part of the garden built for staying. For most gardens, that means a solid…
10/09/2026Screening, hedging, planting and structure are all valid privacy solutions, and which one works best to create privacy in your…
08/09/2026A tree in your garden can be dying without threatening anyone, and it can be perfectly healthy while carrying a…
06/09/2026A branch that's cracked but still hanging in the canopy is more dangerous than one lying flat on the lawn.…
04/09/2026A tree surgeon spends most working days outdoors, climbing into a tree's crown on ropes or working from the ground…
04/09/2026A fence panel's height on the label tells you nothing about how it's built. Closeboard, overlap, hit-and-miss, picket, slatted and…
02/09/2026In a compact back garden, the fence usually sits within a few metres of the back door and the patio,…
01/09/2026Tree surgery covers the practical work of keeping a tree alive, safe and structurally sound: pruning, felling, disease treatment and…
01/09/2026Killing a tree is sometimes the sensible answer, whether it has outgrown its spot, its roots are heading towards your…
30/08/2026Post caps, gravel boards, fixings and post supports rarely get a mention when you're picking a new fence, yet a…
27/08/2026Scottish property law doesn't use T-marks on a title plan, and it doesn't hand you the fence on your left…
25/08/2026A risk assessment in tree surgery is the process our arborists use to identify what could cause harm on a…
20/08/2026A garden fence runs the full length of the plot, so its colour and style sit behind every other feature…
18/08/2026Your lawn still looks patchy even though you mow it every week, and a spongy green-brown layer is building up…
17/08/2026A garden bar can be as simple as a shelf fixed to a fence with two stools underneath, or as…
17/08/2026Your garden's soil is still warm from summer, even though the nights are drawing in. That warmth doesn't last much…
16/08/2026The lawn still needs a cut, the roses are hanging on, and there might be a few tomatoes still ripening…
14/08/2026September is a productive month if you've got a Scottish garden. What's actually ready depends on whether it grew outdoors…
12/08/2026A border planted with the wrong perennials looks good for three weeks and bare for the other eleven months. A…
10/08/2026A finished patio or a re-levelled lawn often leaves one problem behind: a mound of leftover soil with nowhere obvious…
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